CRICKET

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27011, 10 April 1953, Page 5

CRICKET

WIGRAM WINS R.N.Z.A.F. COMPETITION Wigram won the final match of the Royal New Zealand Air Force interstation cricket competition when it beat Hobsonville on the first innings recently. Wigram thus retained the Squadron Leader G. T. Wilson memorial trophy, which it has held since 1949. Hobsonville batted first, but was unable to make much headway against the steady outswing bowling of G. R. Wallace who took six wickets for 27 runs. Wallace, who enjoyed considerable success in the earlier elimination matches, pegged the batsmen down persistently, and his ability to make the ball move back off the pitch had the batsmen in trouble. D. L. Roberts, who took two wickets for nine runs, was also on top, and Hobsonville was dismissed for 66. When rain ended played early on the second day, Wigram had scored 223 for nine wickets. The top scorer was the Canterbury representative player, A. E. L. Britton, who made 58. A. I. J. Burns scored 24, and A. D. Magee 21. C. P. Hacche (24 not out) and Wallace (23 not out) had scored 50 for the last wicket when the match was abandoned. COMPETITION POINTS Results of last seasoh’s club competitions have been announced by the Canterbury Cricket Association as follows: First Grade.—HSOß 53 points, LP 52, Rice 48, St.A. 40, East 40, West 30, Syd 9, O.C. 8. Second A.—WOB 67, Syd 58, LP 47, Rice 47, St.A 44, West 27, Mar 24, HSOB 23, East 21, OC 16. Second B.—Rice 60, BHS 43, LP 35, St. B.C. 30. OC 27, St.An 23, Vty 21, CC 13. Second C.—LP 58, Vty 49, HSOB 45, TOB 44. Syd 21,'Mar 20, St.A 15, WOB 6. President’s.—LP 77, Rice 70, Syd B 61, Syd A 55. West 52, Vty 51, Mar A 44, TOB 41. HSOB 33, Mar B 14. Third.—HSOß 54, Mar 54, PTOB 49. LP 47, Rice 47, West 35, Syd A 32, St.A 20, OC 17, East 5. (HSOB declared winner Gf grade on average.) Third (Schools).—Xav C 65, BHS A 41, CC A 38, WHS 36. St. An 27, CC B 26, CTC 26, SBC A 23, PTC 21, BHS B 1. Fourth A.—Syd B 83, PTOB 67, LP 65, Vty 65, West 63, Syd A 50, HSOB 43, Mar 43 Rice 41, OC 16. Fourth B.—WOB 59, LP 53, Mar 51, St. A 49, West 39, Rlcc 30, Syd 21, Vty 12. Fourth C.—BHS A 64, WHS 58, SBC A 55, SBC B 53, CC A 52, CTC 41, St.A 23, CC B 16, BHS B 12. Peterson Shield.—LP 725, Rice 593, Syd 519, HSOB 479, West 368, Mar 348. St.A 327, Vty 268, BHS 246. CC 222, SBC 214, WOB 205, East 172, PTOB 165, OC 160, WHS 130. Xav 130, TOB 129, St.An 123, Hadlee Trophy.—OC 58, St.A 57, West 57, East 56, Syd 55, LP 55, HSOB 51, Rice 50.